Academic Freedom | Consumer Rights (protection from unethical business practices) |
Due Process of Law | Economic Freedom (right to control own labor and property) |
Equality Before the Law | Freedom from Unreasonable Search or Seizure |
Freedom of Association | Freedom of Conscience & Religion |
Freedom of Information | Freedom of Movement |
Freedom of Peaceful Assembly | Freedom of Speech / Freedom of Expression |
Freedom of Thought | Integrity of the Person |
Life, Liberty & Pursuit of Happiness | Parental Rights |
Privacy Rights | Property Rights |
Right Not to be Arbitrarily Detained or Imprisoned | Right of Self-defense |
Right to Affordable Housing | Right to Cultured Living |
Right to Education | Right to Family Life |
Right to Health | Right to Human Dignity |
Right to Life | Right to Live Without Discrimination |
Right to Marriage | Right to Nationality |
Right to Organize | Right to Petition |
Right to Play (childhood) | Right to Rest and Holiday |
Right to Run for Public Office | Right to Self-Determination |
Right to Social Security | Right to Vote |
Right to Work Under Fair and Favorable Conditions | Right to an Adequate Standard of Living |
Rights of Children | Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
Principle of Progressive Realisation
The principle of progressive realization is that a state may improve rights over time as it is feasible. For example, certain entitlements may be beyond the defacto financial and infrastructure capacities of a developing nation. Even in the richest of nations, there are limits to rights based on financial realities. For example, a state that defers covering an unusually expensive medical procedure due to budget realities.Notes
The rights above are sourced from the constitutions and similar documents of the United States, European Union, Canada and Japan. The other sources used are the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.Rights evolve overtime as society changes. For example, environmental justice is likely to be a focus of future rights. One can imagine a right to access natural spaces or a right to breath clean air.| Overview: Social Rights | ||
Type | ||
Definition | What a society owes its members. | |
Also Known As | Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | |
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